For some senators, the latest report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Department of Health's (DOH) supposed deficiencies in handling some ₱67.3-billion COVID-19 response funds bolsters their observations on how well the agency is managing the pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of...
Job creation and poverty alleviation will be a major challenge for the government next year as the Department of Finance (DOF) admitted that uncertainly about the economic recovery will remain until the pandemic is contained. DOF Building in Manila Based on the DOF’s “Macroeconomic Framework...
What do you think of the #PandemicEffect campaign? While clinging on to the weird and the unusual is a proven way for a marketing campaign to trend online, it doesn’t always work. Proof of this is beauty empire Belo Medical Group Philippines' latest commercial, which doesn't seem to sit well with...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 11 objected to the national government's move to take charge of the distribution of "ayuda" or cash assistance to residents of the city of Manila. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto during a hearing on January 20, 2020 (Henzberg...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be calling for a public hearing on the government's plan to use vaccine passports as part of the country's travel and health protocols amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the...
Senior citizens in Makati City receive their medicines right at their doorstep, and they are free! That’s how the local government unit (LGU) treats its seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photos courtesy of Bob Reyes and Makati City LGU) In a now-viral Facebook post by Robert “Bob” Reyes,...
Some senators were not overjoyed by the 11.8-percent growth in the Philippines' economy, stressing it is still far from pre-pandemic levels. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Economic growth may be at its highest since 1988 but let’s not lose sight of the...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday stressed the need for the government to ensure that the distribution of social amelioration program (SAP) or cash aid to those who are affected by the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and select provinces would...
Rock royalties Brian May and Eric Clapton differ on their stance concerning the COVID-19 vaccine. The guitarist of rock band Queen calls anti-vaxxers “fruitcakes” and disagrees with Eric Clapton’s “anti-vaccination rhetoric.” In an interview with British online newspaper The Independent,...
Malacañang on Tuesday, August 10, welcomed the 11.8 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter, saying that it is proof of the government’s ability to balance saving lives and livelihoods despite the pandemic. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, August 10, attribute to the "spirit of teamwork and cooperation" the Philippine economy's growth in the second quarter of this year. House majority leader and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “We rejoice with the...
More than 17.98 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be delivered in the country in the remaining days of the month, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 revealed Monday night, August 9. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on the country's...
